On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
The European Tube Manufacturers Association, etma, organised the World Tube Congress again in 2019, this time in Hamburg. Nearly 150 participants from all over the world met to discuss the challenges facing the international tube industry
SIG is making aseptic cartons with ASI-certified aluminium foil available to consumers for the first time in partnership with B-Better®, a start-up brand from Unilever’s Future Platform.
At the presentation of the management guide “eco design of plastic packaging” in Berlin on 12 June, Michael Schmitz, Head of Marketing and Communication, presented the current status of the Jokey Eco Concept.
We will explore augmented reality within the next edition of our magazine - with comment from across the packaging industry, whilst also bringing the very pages of the magazine to life with AR experiences!
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has received the OK compost HOME and OK compost INDUSTRIAL certifications from TÜV® Austria for its entire range of Coralpack™ grease resistant wrapping papers.
PPMA Total will be the UK preview of ILAPAK’s Vegatronic 6400 – a new continuous motion bagger that offers best-in-class hygiene and maximum uptime when packaging frozen meat products such as nuggets, burgers, chicken pieces and sausages.
Our weekly packaging highlights, featuring a conceptual green design for green fingered applications, an acquisition with big implications for rigid plastics globally, and a German collaboration to explore potential for (edible?) seaweed packaging.
A study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT on calculation of the carbon footprint of various packs for sausages points to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions with clip closure solutions.
